Fame is a food that dead men eat,-
I have no stomach for such meat.

Henry Austin Dobson

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Topic

Appetite for fame Fame

Author

Henry Austin Dobson

Source

Fame is a Food

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1906 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Dobson, Henry Austin. "Fame is a Food That Dead Men Eat." The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Nov. 1906 - Apr. 1907.

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Source
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